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Meet the Greater Los Angeles judges

The success of the program relies on the efforts of our independent panel of judges. These past Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award recipients and civic and community leaders devote significant effort to review and deliberate the merits of each nominee. We deeply appreciate their dedication to the program.

Rachel Foltz

Rachel Foltz
Managing Director
Endeavour

Larry Freedman

Larry Freedman
Co-President and Chief Business Officer
Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) 
2024 regional winner

Lloyd Greif

Lloyd Greif
President and CEO
Greif & Co.

Jessica Hawthorne-Castro

Jessica Hawthorne-Castro
CEO
Hawthorne Advertising
2019 regional winner

Nick Kim

Nick Kim
Partner
Upfront Ventures

Maria Salinas

Maria Salinas 
President and CEO
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce

James Segil

James Segil
Founder and President
Openpath Security
2014 regional winner

Mark Stagen

Mark Stagen
Founder
Third Peak
2007 regional winner

Michelle Wahler

Michelle Wahler 
Co-Founder
Beyond Yoga
2021 regional winner

Elise Wetzel

Elise Wetzel
Co-Founder
Blaze Pizza & Taco/Social
2015 regional winner

David Yeom

David Yeom
CEO
Evite
2024 regional winner

Amanda Zarrilli

Amanda Zarrilli
Principal, Head of Middle Market Technology Investing
Leonard Green & Partners